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How to Plan a Small Space Kitchen Garden from Scratch

January 19, 2025Gardening, Homemaking, Seasonal Living
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It’s my favorite time of year, garden planning! As someone who has rented a fair few spaces I have a bit of experience on how to plan a small space kitchen garden from scratch. There…

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Surprisingly Easy Winter Simmer Pot Recipe For The Coziest Evenings

January 10, 2025Homemaking, Seasonal Living, Winter
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In the thick of winter, nothing is cozier than this easy winter simmer pot recipe. A simmer pot is seriously the most amazing way to get beautiful and strong fragrances throughout your home. I have…

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stay at home mom weekly routine

The Best Way to Create a Simple Stay at Home Mom Routine | Free template

January 7, 2025Home Management, Homemaking
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As a first time mom and having always worked outside of the home, I found it really difficult to find my stay at home mom routine. I want to start with saying that if you…

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winter homemaking

A Simple Guide to Winter Homemaking

December 29, 2024Homemaking, Seasonal Living, Winter
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Feeling uninspired in your winter homemaking? I have a confession to make. I deeply crave feeling the passage of time through the changes in the season but I live in a hot climate. My winter…

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How to set homemaking goals

How to Set Homemaking Goals for the New Year

December 18, 2024Homemaking, Planning
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Deciding how to set homemaking goals can be a challenging task. A homemaker can wear many hats. Mother. Wife. Interior designer. Chef. Gardener. Seamstress. You get the idea. It can be difficult to decide what…

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how to meal plan as a busy mom

11 Tips for How to Meal Plan as a Busy Mom | Meal Planning Printable

December 10, 2024Home Management, Homemaking, Planning
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Learning how to meal plan as a busy mom can be time consuming and a bit stressful, but it doesn’t have to be! I know that the weeks I slip on my meal planning are…

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How to Create an Intentional Mother’s Morning Basket

December 5, 2024Mother Culture, Motherhood
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It’s likely you’ve heard of the morning basket for homeschooling children but what about a mothers morning basket? The concept of the morning basket stems from homeschooling. I will admit I am an eager beaver…

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DIY gingerbread house garland

Easy DIY Gingerbread House Garland for a Handmade Home

November 23, 2024DIY & Decor, Homemaking, Winter
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Get into the holiday spirit with this simple DIY gingerbread house garland! If you’re anything like me you can get a bit overzealous about all the things you want to do and/or make for the…

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5 Simple Tips to Have an Intentional Morning Routine WITH Your Children

November 19, 2024Mother Culture, Motherhood
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Having an intentional morning routine while your children are awake is possible. I love the idea of getting up as the sun rises and before the children but that isn’t a reality for many mamas….

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Tried some homemade finger paint today with little Tried some homemade finger paint today with little A. She is 18 months old and still occasionally tastes her art supplies. She enjoyed this one and didn’t try to taste it too much. 👌🏼 Super easy to make but it’s a sticky one; had to hose her down afterwards. 

#sahm #toddlerart #tastesafe #tastesafesensoryplay #sahmomlife
My sweet little girl is 1. Time shows you just how My sweet little girl is 1. Time shows you just how fast it really moves when you get to watch your helpless newborn grow into a bright, spirited toddler. I feel so blessed to be her mother. It is more than I could have ever dreamed of. Happy birthday to my greatest love. 

#motherhood #homemaker #homemaking #motherculture
Life lately. 1. Picking out pumpkins to decorate Life lately.

1. Picking out pumpkins to decorate the front door 
2. Rainy day droplets. 
3. The aftermath of making a big batch of lemonade 
4. The first “autumn” beach walk of the season. 
5. See No. 4 
6. The cutest snail for Halloween. 
7. Earth Angel rose blooming beautifully. 
8. My first sewing project, A’s birthday banner. 

#homemaking #sahm #motherhood #intentionalmotherhood #homemaker #sahmlife
The flower patch is really starting to crank out b The flower patch is really starting to crank out blooms. Things I’ve learned so far.
1. I have too many bed hogs/ slow growers in a very limited amount of space. 
2. The dahlias, celosia and snapdragons have a longer maturity time and I should have started them well before the rest. 
3. Rabbits like to eat baby dahlias and I suspect sunflowers too. 
4. I should have used a fish emulsion to fertilize. The plants feel smaller than they could be. 
5. Planting the sunflowers and dahlias on the north side of the patch made sense because they grow the tallest, but it’s also the side of the patch that gets the most shade which is no good. 

That’s all for now. Really loving this process. 💐
Documenting the very first blooms from my flower p Documenting the very first blooms from my flower patch, aka Year 0 of the flower farm. This is the year I learn how to grow specialty cut flowers. No pressure on selling but if I can sell a few then amazing! 

Flower: Afternoon White Cosmos

#flowerfarm #cutflowers #cutflowergarden
My first hand at making everyday loaves of bread. My first hand at making everyday loaves of bread. I’ll admit I’ve avoided sourdough bread because it intimidates me and it just seems like a lot of work. I’ll jump in eventually but for now this yeast bread recipe gives that beautiful artisanal feel and is so so easy. And well to get high quality english muffins at the store it’s $5 for a pack of 6. It’s so much cheaper to make them yourself. Let me know if you try either of these. 

EVERYDAY LOAF 
- 3 cups (450g) flour , bread or plain/all purpose 
- 2 tsp instant or rapid rise yeast (for active dry yeast )
- 2 tsp cooking kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) very warm tap water (130°F)
- 1 1/2 tbsp flour , for dusting
Directions 
1. Mix flour, yeast and salt in a large bowl. Add water, then use the handle of a wooden spoon to mix until all the flour is incorporated. Dough will be wet and sloppy – not kneadable, but not runny like cake batter. Adjust with more water or flour if needed for right consistency
2. Cover with cling wrap or plate, leave on counter for 2 – 3 hours until it doubles in volume, it’s wobbly like jelly and the top is bubbly. If after 1 hour it doesn’t seem to be rising, move it somewhere warmer. 
3. Put dutch oven in oven with lid on (10” or larger). Preheat to 450°F  30 minutes prior to baking. 
4. Sprinkle work surface with 1 tbsp flour, scrape dough out of bowl. Sprinkle top with 1/2 tbsp flour. Using a dough scraper or anything of similar shape (cake server, large knife, spatula), fold the sides inwards (about 6 folds) to roughly form a roundish shape.
5. Slide a large piece of parchment/baking paper next to the dough, then flip the dough upside down onto the paper (ie seam side down, smooth side up). Slide/push it towards the middle, then reshape it into a round(ish) shape.
6. Remove hot dutch oven from oven. Use paper to place dough into pot, place lid on.
7. Bake 30 minutes covered, then 12 minutes uncovered or until deep golden.
8. Cool on rack for 10 minutes before slicing. 
(Recipe found at recipetineats) 

English muffin recipe pinned in comments ↡↡

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Slowly but surely making a house into a home. #s Slowly but surely making a house into a home. 

#slowliving #intentionalhome #seasonalliving #homemaker
Visited a u-pick strawberry field today and loaded Visited a u-pick strawberry field today and loaded up on some beautiful fresh strawberries. It felt so good to see a farm stand in action, it fuels my dreams and keeps me focused on creating my own one day. The season ends in April so I’ll be back to collect more berries soon. My plan is to pick enough to freeze for smoothies, can strawberry jam, dehydrate some to add into granola and make some fresh treats too. 🍓
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#homesteadlife #homesteading #eatseasonal #strawberryseason #farmstands #farmstand #supportfarmers #locallygrown #homesteaddreams
I thought I’d share this here too. This is, afte I thought I’d share this here too. This is, after all, a wilderness wandering. I can’t have a big beautiful garden just yet but hiking/ camping is another way I love to get my hands dirty and my soul filled. 
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#stephensgap #wildernesswandering #natureaddict #hikingtrails #wildernessculture #waterfallhike
My first canning experience; strawberry jam. It wa My first canning experience; strawberry jam. It was such a big deal to me to practice how to water bath can and for it to come out successful my first time. Water bath canning intimidated me for a while. The supplies sat in my kitchen cabinets for months before being brave enough to try it. The strawberry jam came out delicious and I am so proud. ✨
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Strawberry Jam recipe: @ballcanning book, Complete Book of Home Preserving 

*ps accidentally deleted the reel off my grid that goes with this and just really wanted this picture on my feed lol. Reel is still in the reels tab. 

#homesteadingskills #canningandpreserving #homesteading #gardentotable #gardenersofinstagram
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